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The Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses in Bermuda has adjourned indefinitely following the death of Commission counsel Dirk Harrison’s father.
His father Paul Harrison, a former Court of appeal president in Jamaica, died on Sunday mornin...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Young entrepreneur Zayne Sinclair has pledged to give top notch customer service to his customers despite a string of problems.
The 17-year-old owner of gardening business Sinclair’s Seed Sowing, now teaches people to maintain the vegetable gardens h...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Premier launched a socially distanced commemoration for International Marriage Week yesterday.
Allan and Mildred Hunt, who are marriage counsellors, said David Burt was likely to issue an electronic proclamation to mark the occasion because of Co...
DATE: Feb 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian woman has been admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales.
Hannah Keane graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a Bachelor of Laws degree.
She later studied at the BPP College of Law, where she completed her bar exams and was a...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An Oscar-winning film star who spent several months treading the boards in Bermuda has died.
Christopher Plummer was 91.
Mr Plummer gained worldwide fame after starring in The Sound of Music opposite Julie Andrews in 1965.
But before Hollywood fame, ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A company owned by former Premier and businessman Sir John Swan advertised several properties for sale that a family held the deeds to, the Commission of Inquiry in land losses was told yesterday.
It was claimed that Sir John’s real estate business, ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A champion for Bermuda’s bus drivers and women in the labour movement has died.
Kathy Landy was 66.
Ms Landy, who headed the Bermuda Industrial Union’s bus operators and allied workers division, was also remembered by BIU colleagues as a supporter of...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
It is one of the most popular events in the sporting calendar and by tradition gives bars one of their busiest nights of year.
But the coronavirus pandemic has called time out on tomorrow’s Super Bowl and American football fans are expected to watch ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Skyport Magic Mile, which was set to take place on February 27, has been cancelled for the second straight year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Skyport took over the sponsorship of the popular junior race in 2019, the 24th year of the event, h...
DATE: Feb 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
The National Museum of Bermuda has launched an educational programmes called “Tracing Our Roots/Routes”.
This year-long series of online presentations and workshops by overseas and local experts and an on-site contemporary art exhibit will support f...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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